Change is Good

It's been a hectic week, to say the least. I started Park City Track on Monday and I was honestly terrified. It's always hard for me to start something new because I worry about being weak compared to the others. I'm the kind of person that feels the need to be the best at everything, which is obviously not possible and I'm still trying to accept that. Anyway, after a couple days I had finally prepared myself for the first day. Everyone had hyped up the first week as being hell week, I was just anxious to get the workout. Monday finally came and I walked up to the high school with a couple of people and we all got dressed. 2:45 hit and the entire team gathered in the lunch room. The coaches explained a couple things and we were off to the inside track (because it was literally freezing outside). I was relieved after the coach said we would just be learning the warm up the first day. It was very tedious, but we all got through it.
Tuesday we also had track (we have it everyday). The coaches and teammates all warned us that it would actually be hard that day. We warmed up inside and headed outside for the workout, personally I like being outside because there is fresh air and usually a nice breeze. Once everyone got to the track the coaches told us the workout. We had to sprint the long sides of the track (little over 100 m) and jog the short sides, we were to do this eight times. I thought I was going to die when they said that, but when we started I seemed to be doing pretty well. I finished and I was feeling pretty good. The coaches then announced that we were to do that again for five minutes and see how many we could get in. I paced myself and ended up getting the amount the coaches were looking for. I enjoyed it and it made me feel good about running (which has never happened before, ever).
Now onto today. Our workout was "hills", which reminds me of little league football. We did our warmup inside like usual and then put our layers on and went outside. This time we all jogged for about half a mile to the graveyard. We got there and the coaches informed us that we would be running around 70 m up a fairly steep hill eight times, and up a very short hill four times. I only ran four of the long ones because my coach didn't want me to be burned out for the lacrosse tournament this weekend, which was kind of annoying. We finished in about a half hour and then went back to the high school for some strength training. After that I did a leg and core workout with some of the football boys which was interesting to say the least.
I'm glad I joined the team and I guess we will see what's in store for the season. Now onto Vegas for lacrosse!

Sweet shirts that our lacrosse seniors made for vegas!

Football, Lacrosse, and More Lacrosse

So many things have happened in these past couple of days it's crazy. First off, the PATRIOTS won the Super Bowl which I am thrilled about. It definitely shut all of the annoying and obnoxious Seahawks fans up. It was also the perfect time to give all of my friends a hard time and not feel bad about it, at all.
Besides the Super Bowl I have had quite a bit of lacrosse happening. My friend Brianna and I had the wonderful opportunity of being able to try out for an invite-only comp team. We were psyched because the e-mail we received said that if we made the team we would have the opportunity of going to three nationally ranked tournaments and one of them to qualify for the U-15 National Lacrosse Tournament. We ended up meeting at a store so we could carpool down to Salt Lake together. We had Subway in the car and Brianna turned on her pump up music (Jonas Brothers) the entire way down.
We finally got to the field where the tryouts were supposed to be held and we kind of got a little confused..
We got out of the car and walked to the area and there were only THREE others girls there. Like seriously? We realized this whole team thing was basically a joke and wasn't going to be nearly as good as the put it out to be. The tryout only lasted 30 minutes when it was supposed to last 2 hours. Throughout that 30 minutes Brianna and I were laughing and messing around because it was such a joke.

Brianna and I right after we left the wonderful tryouts

We left right when that ended so we could get to our high school practice on time, which we did. It was a successful practice and we got the play we've been learning down. Yesterday we also had a practice on our high school field under the lights and it was freeeeezing! We were all bundled up in our sweats and sweatshirts, but it was super fun. We had some sprinting practice which always feels great, and we did more of our play work. The team is getting closer and closer and it's nice getting to the know upperclassmen more.
We have a lot of work to do to get ready for our first tournament in Vegas but I'm super duper excited for it.
Oh! Also, there is a track meeting today after school. Today we will see if I'll actually be able to run and throw, hopefully my schedule works with it. I'm getting stupid butterflies thinking about it, but I always get nervous about sports and doing something new, that's good, I guess. The only thing I am actually anxious about is the people on the team. I've had some dumb problems with a couple of the girls and I feel like they will dislike me even more if I do their sport. I'm trying to get that out of my head because if I want to do it I'll do it for me. I'm not going to let annoying girls stop me from doing a sport.

Has the Season Deflated?

Super Bowl XLIX is tomorrow, and honestly I'm not excited at all. The Seahawks and the Patriots are the last town standing and I don't like either of them. But of course I'm pulling for the Patriots because everyone knows how much I love the Seahawks...
Even though these teams are already set in stone for the game tomorrow there is a TON of controversy about the Patriots balls. Not the guy's balls but the footballs. It is said that the Patriot's deflated their footballs. Some probably don't think that is a big deal, but the weather conditions were not good and it is a lot easier to catch a deflated ball rather than a hard one. Although this is basically cheating it got blown out of proportion and that was all ESPN was talking about, ever. Now it has died down quite a bit and most people are just focusing on the big game tomorrow.

One of the Patriot's balls (not really)
photo courtesy to: larrybrownsports.com

Another huge thing that ESPN has been covering is Marshawn Lynch, the Seahawk's running back. Lynch usually never goes to interviews and if he does he NEVER talks or answers the questions. The NFL told him that if he didn't show up to his press conference he would be fined $500,000. Being the "smart" person he is he decided to show up. Once the reporters started asking him questions his only response was "I'm just here so I don't get fined". Honestly, how annoying is that. I would've just given up. Lynch also went to another press conference and once the reporters started asking questions his only response was shouting out his teammates, Oakland California, his family, and other random things.

Lynch and his annoying signature saying.
photo courtesy to: memegenerator.net

Even though all the hype tomorrow is for the Super Bowl, there is a much more important thing happening. It's my grandma's birthday! So stop freaking out about the game and go wish her a happy birthday. 

QUICK UPDATE

Also, I forgot! I haven't updated you guys about lacrosse yet! I'll have to make a whole other blog about that because there are already a TON of stories. But, I'll give you guys an overview. We've had quite a few practices so far, my mile time is terrible (I'm working on it), I've made quite a few new friends and gotten closer with old ones, I enjoy my coaches, and I feel like I am improving quite a bit.  We have about a month until our first tournament which is the Best of the West and is held in Vegas. We're going to be getting down to crunch time pretty soon.

 Track has also been on my mind quite a bit. I am still very indecisive on whether I want to do it or not. Many of my friends are going to be doing it and I think it would be a great way to be with them and also stay in shape. We'll just have to see how lacrosse keeps going and if I am willing to make that commitment. 

That's all for now! Stayed tuned for updates on the Super Bowl, lacrosse, and track!

Good luck to the Patriots, Seahawks suck :)

New Year, New Me?

So basically 2014 flew by and now it's magically 2015. And basically I changed over night. I'm an entirely different person. I don't even think my name is Morgan anymore..
Just kidding! I honestly hate when people say "new year, new me" because no one can change at the snap of a finger. But, I do think people can change over the course of a year. But this is besides the point.
This new year, 2015, I am getting the chance to play on the Park City lacrosse team. I haven't mentioned this before but I have played lacrosse for a couple years and I love it. I realize this is a football blog, but it's also my blog and lacrosse is a big part of my life.
Starting tomorrow, January 8, we have our first official practice. I have mixed emotions. It's always rough starting a new season with new people and different coaches. But I've learned from football that the key is to have a positive mind set and go with the flow. So that is exactly what I am going to do. Also, the good thing about lacrosse is all my girl friends play it. With football it's a lot of fun being with the boys, but it is also very intimidating. Being with the girls is more relaxing (but don't get me wrong some of the girls are very intimidating) and it's nice being able to talk to them if I'm having problems. We'll see how it goes tomorrow and I'll update you guys after !

My friends and I after we won our first playoff game! (last year)

I am also thinking about doing track in the spring on top of lacrosse. It sounds like a lot, and it will be, but I've always wanted to do it and what better time than now? If I do follow through with this little idea of mine I would have track from 3-5 and lacrosse from 5:45-7:45 every day. The reason why I would even think about putting myself through this hell is because I need to work and train on running and what better way than track. I would probably end up running the 100, 200, and throw shot-put (football would help with that). My dad threw in high school and held the state record in California so I have a lot to live up to..
It'll be interesting to see what I decide to do, and all that I hope for is that I am happy doing it. Sports have always been a HUGE part of my life and I hope to incorporate in more throughout the years. I want this year to be the year I have drastic improvement in everything sports, I know it's going to take a lot but I'm willing to put in a lot of time and effort to make this year the best one yet.
Stayed tuned to see what ends up happening!
Peace n' blessins

Favorite Team Failing to Impress

Oh lord, it has definitely been a crazy last couple of weeks. The week before winter break was hectic with loads of assignments and tests that had to be completed. All I honestly wanted to do was sleep the ENTIRE break. And that's what ended up happening...
But, to be honest the last thing on my mind this break was sports. Let me tell you why..
As you all probably know by now high school football season has ended, which leaves me to watch college and NFL football. Also, as many of you know, my favorite team to have is the San Francisco 49ers. I always love watching them, especially when it gets to playoffs, but that's where the not so good part comes in. They didn't make it.
Last season they did pretty well and easily made it to the playoffs. This year on the other hand they honestly sucked. It seemed like almost all of their starters were injured and on top of all the craziness their coach Jim Harbaugh was being named the new head coach of Michigan. Like honestly what the hell.
Since their season unfortunately came to an end the only thing I am looking forward to is hopefully watching the Seahawks lose. I don't think you understand how much I despise that disgusting team. Their coach irritates me to the point of me wanting to rip my hair out, Richard Sherman wins biggest douche bag in the league (not corner), the rest of the team is full of huge punks that think they're the shit when they've only won one Super Bowl, and their fans are the loudest most obnoxious fans any team has. I just give my heart out to all of those crazy Seahawks fans, I'm sorry you have to cheer for such a disgusting team and stand behind an annoying coach.
Some people that just read that may thing I'm being biased because I like the 49ers and that's their rival team, but I honestly just don't enjoy them one bit. And I am definitely not the person to judge, but if you're a Seahawks fan we are probably not friends and probably will not become friends :)
In the meantime continue to give them bad vibes and hopefully they come out of Sunday's game with a loss!

Me reppin' the west coast and my niners (even though they suck)

PS- if they win the Superbowl two times in a row I really don't know what I'm going to do with myself.

Football Banquet

November 13, 2014. Thursday. Football Banquet. I've always loved banquets, for any sport.. even if they're not mine. It's a time to look over the entire season and appreciate all of the memories that were made. To be honest, while they are very fun and exciting they are also very sad. It's a time when the underclassman have to say goodbye to the departing seniors. And unfortunately one of the departing seniors is my besets friend and also boyfriend (ew I hate that word).
To start off the banquet everyone got lined up to get dinner. As always the freshmen get last pick so there really wasn't any food left when we finally got to the front. After everyone got comfortable the coaches played a slideshow of the games with some pump up music. After that it was on to awards. For the freshmen team there were two possible awards: defensive player of the year and offensive player of the year. The entire team basically knew that Beau would get offensive player and Joey would get defensive player.
The coaches finally got up to the podium and they said they were starting with defensive player. After a couple seconds of suspense our coach called out my name.. wait what? I was shocked. It took me a couple seconds to actually get out of my seat because I thought he confused my brother and I. Once I stood up and started walking on stage I heard everyone start to chant "Preston" (best friend) because they think it's funny to give us a hard time. After the big scene Beau got called up for offensive player as expected. We got plaques and got our pictures taken.

Beau and I after receiving our awards:)

I felt bad for my brother, I felt he deserved the award more and he looked disappointed, but there wasn't anything I could do.
After JV it was time for varsity. The first award was Most Improved. What do ya know, Preston gets it. Right when he started to walk up to the stage all the boys started chanting my name. Just the boys giving us a hard time again. After Preston walked off the stage he said jokingly that it was a big slap in the face getting Most Improved.
The funniest part of the banquet was when the seniors awarded the coaches with their coaches gifts (which were meant to be a joke). For example, the freshmen assistant coach ended up getting a coloring book because we're the babies in the group.

Kaybree (manager) and I after the banquet:)

Overall it ended up being a memorable first banquet, I'll definitely miss my senior boy(s), but I'm looking forward to another memorable year the everyone else.

The Hamstring Bowl

November 27, 2014. Thanksgiving. The one day where everyone is basically required to be thankful for everything they are grateful for (this should happen everyday anyway, I don't know why we have to have one day devoted to it) and there is usually a big dinner. On Thanksgiving my family is always involved in a Thanksgiving football game, now known as the Hamstring Bowl. You may be wondering why it is named that. Well, every year one of the adults either pulls their hamstring or tears it, hence the name. But anyway, every year the games get pretty competitive.. but this year got a little out of hand..
To start the day off my two brothers (Coco and Joey) and my dad woke me up and told me to get ready. We ended up leaving the house around 10:50 to get to the game by 11:00. We showed up and there were about 6 families there. Easy. The teams were split up 3 and 3. The game started and everyone was slipping and sliding because there was still some snow on the ground. The other team ended up scoring a touchdown and we were down by 7. Every time a team got a possessions they scored (the defense was pretty bad). The game kept going and then things started getting out of hand..
My dad and his friends on the other team were getting REALLY into it. They all started pushing each other around, and take in mind my dad is a big guy with a fairly short temper, AND he is very competitive (I think that's where I got it all from). What happened was one of his friends started hitting him, and him being the big guy he is cannot hit back. Anyway my dad started yelling at him and ended up walking off the field and driving home because he knows his limits and didn't want it to get out of hand.
Of course this ruined the mood and upset my bothers and I. After the game, our team ended up losing and I honestly just wanted to go home and sleep.

I was too annoyed to be in the group picture.

Aside from the game my Thanksgiving was a good one and I had a lot and still do have a lot to be thankful for. Quick reminder- tell people how grateful you are for them, you never know the last time you'll see them.